Briefly

The Town of Marana invites members of the community to start the
New Year on the right foot by running, jogging or walking the
Fifth-Annual Egg Nog Jog on Jan. 1. Check-in for the 5K
non-competitive event starts at 8 a.m. at Continental Reserve
Park.

The course runs through the scenic Continental Reserve neighborhood
in Marana.

Egg nog, food and drinks are provided after the race, and all
participants receive a T-shirt.

The public is invited to see works in jewelry, clay, painting and
drawing created by instructors and students in the Pima County
Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation Department's special
interest classes at an artists' reception in January.

The artists and their works will be at the Pima County Natural
Resources, Parks and Recreation Department's Northwest Art Center,
7770 N. Shannon Road, from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 19.

The Art Center is one of six locations where the department's arts,
crafts and special interest classes and workshops are held. The
deadline to register for the next session of classes - Jan. 1-Feb.
18 - is Dec. 26.

Class descriptions, schedules, fees and registration forms are
available online at http://www.pima.gov/nrpr/classes/index.htm or
in the Pima County Special Interest Classes booklets available at
Pima County Public Library branches.

Registrations are only accepted by mail - no faxed, phoned-in or
walk-in registrations are accepted. Classes are filled on a
first-received, first-registered basis.

These jams are open to all and are free. They are held at the
Mountain View Clubhouse, Palo Verde Grill. The Grill seats about
150 so come early for the best seats. There will also be Patio
jamming for newer players. Come with your instrument and join the
jam, have fun or just sit, listen, sing along and enjoy the
music.

The jams have been going on for the past two years and are very
well attended. They generally held on the second Sunday of each
month from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. However in February, April and May
the jams will be on the 3rd Sunday due to other events in the Palo
Verde Grill. Also note that the February jam will be from 3:30 to
5:30. A schedule is below. So come to listen or come to play.
Either way you are sure to have fun.

To get to the Mountain View Clubhouse take Oracle Rd to
SaddleBrooke Blvd (14 mi north of Ina Rd or 3.1 mi South of the
intersection of Oracle Rd, AZ 77 and AZ 79). Travel 2.1 mi East on
E. SaddleBrooke Blvd. Turn right on MountainView Blvd and travel to
the Clubhouse which is immediately past the tennis courts at the
corner of Clubhouse Drive. Turn left into the parking lot. Parking
and the entrance to the Clubhouse is to the right. The Palo Verde
room is on the right after you enter the Clubhouse.

Pima Air & Space Museum's hosts Paper Airplane Fly
Off

Hundreds of Tucson area school children will get a chance to let
their lessons take flight and their imaginations soar over the next
month as they participate in the Great Paper Airplane Project
through an innovative competition hosted by the Pima Air &
Space Museum.

The inspirational science project is part of a greater campaign to
interest kids in aviation and engineering, explained Yvonne C.
Morris, Executive Director of the Arizona Aerospace Foundation and
Pima Air & Space Museum.

At the end of a month of paper airplane construction and practice
sessions, the first 300 children between the ages of 6 and 14 who
sign up on the www.GreatPaperAirplane.org website will be eligible
to compete to see whose paper airplane can fly the furthest. The
competition begins at 11 a.m., Saturday, January 14, 2012, at the
Pima Air and Space Museum, 6000 E. Valencia Rd.

A short film is being made about the entire project and will become
part of a permanent exhibit along with the large paper airplane and
other historical artifacts from The Great Paper Airplane Fly Off.
More details related to the construction of the large paper plane
and how and where the launch will take place will be available in
the upcoming weeks on www.GreatPaperAirplane.org.

Education to be discussed in 2012

Already planning for the New Year, the Marana Chamber of Commerce
will be discussing education during the Jan. 19 luncheon.

Doug Wilson, superintendent of the Marana School District, will be
the guest speaker.

Wilson will be discussing how local businesses can support the
Marana Unified School District in 2012.

The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain has announced a roster of December
holiday events, which will include Christmas and New Year's brunch
at Cayton's Restaurant; a bountiful Holiday Buffet on Dec. 30;
special Christmas Eve, Christmas and New Year's Eve Dinners at CORE
Kitchen & Wine Bar; a New Year's Eve fireworks display; and the
unique services of the resort's new Swim-Up Hot Cocoa Butler
presented at Turquesa Pool.

The hotel's New Year's Eve fireworks spectacular is available to
the public, as are its restaurants, holiday dining and beverage
offerings, and treatments at The Ritz-Carlton Spa. The Ritz-Carlton
Spa will enliven the holidays with three seasonal treatment
upgrades including a Toastie Tootsies Pedicure complete with hot
chocolate and marshmallows, a Gourd-Geous Glow yam and pumpkin
refining peel, and a Seasoned Soul treatment providing the ultimate
in foot massage. Each of the three new upgrade options can be
purchased as additions to spa treatments. For dining and spa
reservations, contact The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain at
572-3000.

Marana Chamber planning Run/Walk event

With childhood obesity rates on the rise nationally, the Marana
Chamber of Commerce is taking steps to get involved.

Childhood obesity is the fastest-growing epidemic in America; while
Type 2 Diabetes is the fastest-growing disease children are facing
today.

On April 28 of next year, the Community Wellness Committee of the
Marana Chamber of Commerce is raising money to build a running
track at Coyote Run Elementary School.

The track will be used by the students, families and the community
to come together and stand for the importance of promoting healthy
living today.

The Marana Chamber is promoting a five-mile run and walk and family
wellness fair to help raise the funds needed in order to accomplish
this goal.

The community-service project is aimed at promoting healthy
lifestyles for children and their families. Children who are active
and exercise have better focus in school, less anxiety, learn
self-discipline and will also help encourage their parents to make
healthier choices.

As a thank you for participating in the event as a sponsor, or
donating supplies for the track to support the cause. There are
additional incentives as a thank you for participating in the event
as a sponsor, for donating supplies for the track to support the
cause.

For additional information on how you can help, contact Dori
Stolmaker, chairman of the Community Wellness Committee, at
425-9151, or email at dori@dmscleaningsservices.com.